ḫamuštum
Akkadian
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| Cardinal: ḫamšat Ordinal: ḫamšum Multiplier: ḫamšīšu Fractional: ḫamuštum | ||
Etymology
From ḫamšat (“five”).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /χaˈmuʃ.tum/
Noun
ḫamuštum m (plural ḫamšātum)
- one fifth
- week ("one fifth of the month", a period of about 5 days)
Alternative forms
- ḫamuštu (non-mimated)
- ḫamussu (Neo-Assyrian)
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Coordinate terms
- (time period): warḫum (“month”), līmum (“year”)
References
- “ḫamuštu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011